Chronic neuropsychological sequelae of cholinesterase inhibitors in the absence of structural brain damage: Two cases of acute poisoning

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 762-766

  Roldán Tapia, Lola ^a   Leyva, Antonia ^b   Laynez, Francisco ^b   Sánchez Santed, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE PONIENTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Central nervous system dysfunction; Long term sequelae; Neuropsychological profile; Pesticide poisoning

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ATROPINE; CARBAMATE PESTICIDE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; EMETIC AGENT; LAXATIVE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROTOXICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ATTENTION; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MEMORY; METHOMYL; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PYRETHRINS; SPAIN;

POTATO VIRUS M;

EID: 20844441968     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.7545     Document Type: Article

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